Governor Walker approves nearly $285,000 in county forest road aid

March 18, 2014

Governor Scott Walker announced today that $284,700 in state funds will help 24 Wisconsin
counties maintain and improve public roads in county forests.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) administers the state’s County Forest Road
Aids program. The 2014 fiscal year funding will help improve more than 900 miles of public roads
within county forests. Marinette County, with nearly 225 miles of eligible county forest roads,
will receive the largest payment of more than $70,350.

To qualify for the state funding, roads must meet minimum design standards of a 16 foot surface
width and a 20 foot roadway width; be located within county forests; be open and used for travel;
and cannot be town roads, county or state highways.

County Forest Road Aids are separate from the larger General Transportation Aids (GTA) program.
GTA returns funding to local governments from state-collected transportation revenues (fuel taxes
and vehicle registration fees), helping offset the cost of county and municipal road construction,
maintenance, traffic and other transportation-related costs.

Counties and the amount of County Forest Road Aids being distributed are listed below.